"It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."

"I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice."

"I love the smell of books, and the feel of them. I love the texture of the paper, the way the pages crinkle, and the sound they make when you turn them."

"It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting creature you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful."

"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall."